The Conrad is one of just five crown jewel residences at 9 Millbank, a restored 1927 office building located in London's Westminster.
The building itself is a small relic of London’s industrialist past. The Neoclassical structure, constructed with Portland stone, was built for Imperial Chemical Industries , one of the largest manufacturers in Britain’s history that made everything from paint and motorcycles to pharmaceuticals and explosives.
The lower floor features the living area, kitchen and grand dining room, while the upper floor has an informal living area, staff quarters and a members’ club-style bar hidden away in the former eaves of the building. This small bar area, which can also act as a game room, was only discovered when construction began and wasn’t factored into the original floor plan, which makes for an exciting bonus for the buyer of the Conrad. The two floors are connected via a gold spiral staircase.
Beneath the terrace are eight busts of influential scientists and innovators, a nod to the building’s former life as ICI headquarters. These include Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Peace Prize and inventor of dynamite; Joseph Priestly, chemist and theologian who discovered oxygen; and Alfred Mond, ICI founder and chairman.
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